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heroic death. Mathura went'under the rule of the invading king. Getting an opportunity prince Haridatt and Matisagar, the son of the minister, fled away from the city. Passing on and on by forests and mountains, villages and towns, they both reached a city called Laxmipur. As circumstances would have it, they however happened to become separate. Prince Haridatt took shelter in the house of a hunter. He started to support himself by catching and bringing for the hunter deer and other animals. After some time Haridatt constructed an independant hut for himself and started living therein. He earned his livelihood by the profession of a hunter, that is, by killing animals..
Matisagar, the son of the minister, could not find any shelter. He possessed one ring. He purchased one axe and a rope by selling that ring. He then started living in a hut outside the city. Matisagar daily cut woods in the jungle and
